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Dimapur, Jan. 21 (EMN): Nagaland recorded a single-day rise of 98 Covid-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the tally to 33, 357 and active caseload to 602.
The state’s cumulative recoveries also increased to 30,739 with recovery of 46 more patients in the last 24 hours and the death toll increased to 689 with one fresh fatality.
According to an update from the department of Health and Family Welfare, 76 positive cases were reported in Dimapur, 12 in Kohima, two each in Mokokchung and Wokha and six in Peren. As many as 44 patients in Dimapur and two in Kohima recovered.
Of the 602 active cases in the state, 535 are asymptomatic, 65 mild, one severe on oxygen and one in ICU without ventilator
In terms of distribution of active cases, Dimapur has 461 infections, 96 in Kohima, 22 in Peren, nine in Mokokchung, five in Phek, three each in Zunheboto and Mon, and one each in Wokha, Kiphire and Tuensang, while Longleng is currently Covid-free.
India reported 3,47,254 (3.47 lakh) new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 3,85,66,027, which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron variant, updated Union Health ministry on Friday.
The active caseload in the country has increased to 20,18,825, which is 5.23% of the total cases registered so far, while the daily positivity rate stands at 17.94% and weekly positivity rate at16.56%, according to the Health ministry.
It added that the death toll has climbed to 4,88,396 with 703 fresh fatalities reported in the past 24 hours and recuperation of 2,51,777 patients has pushed the total recoveries to 3,60,58,806.
The country saw an increase of 4.36% in Omicron cases since Thursday, it was informed.
The ministry went on to inform that India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 161.05 crore (1,61,05,63,199) with 58 lakh (58,37,209) vaccine doses administered till 7 pm on Friday.